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RM1526   Smithsonite

Group of very sharp and well defined rhombohedral crystals of smithsonite. With an nice luster, transparent to translucent and a nice pink color. On a matrix with pyrite. Aesthetic specimen from Tsumeb. 44u6l

Size: 6.0 x 5.4 x 3.5 cm.
Main crystal: 7 x 4 mm.
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RM1523   Arsenopyrite and quartz
FeAsS

Very brilliant specimen of arsenopyrite with quartz from this classic Asturian locality. It presents a matrix with quartz and pyrite, and in the cavities several good sized quartz crystals accompanied by small but brilliant arsenopyrite crystals. Spanish classic.

Size: 8.0 x 6.4 x 4.8 cm.
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RM1522   Anapaite

Anapaite nodules of the Bellver de la Cerdanya area are a classic of the Catalan and European mineralogy. The materials where these nodules appear are part of the filling of a deep lake of the upper Miocene that developed in the southern part of the Cerdanya basin.
This specimen presents a good size nodule, with an internal part with a septaria structure, completely covered by small but very brilliant and transparent green crystals of this rare iron and calcium phosphate. We will send both parts and if you want you can preserve them closed... :)

Size: 8.0 x 8.0 x 6.5 cm
Found in 2016
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RM1548   Scolecite

Scolecite and aerinite specimens from this small Aragonese town are known worldwide. This specimen shows groups of acicular prismatic crystals those form globular aggregates which, when extracted, they allow us to see the radiated growths perfectly. Snowy white color and good luster. Samples of this quality and size are rare and less nowadays.

Size: 12.2 x 9.8 x 4.8 cm.
Main crystal: 14 mm aggr.
Fluorescent under long wave UV
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RM1547   Hisingerite

Hisingerite is a rare hydrated iron hydroxylsilicate and its type locality is Riddarhyttan (Sweden), near from this specimen locality we offer. This sample shows radial laminar aggregates with an intense dark brown to almost black color, with metallic luster. Specimens of hisingerite are very rare and this piece is from the collection of Renaud Vochten (1933-2012), a well-known Belgian collector of mineralogical rarities. This specimen was adquired by Mr. Vochten in 1975 to V. H. Sørensen.

Size: 7.2 x 6.5 x 3.8 cm.
Found in ca. 1975.
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RM1545   Wulfenite
Pb(MoO₄)
  -  7. Sulfatos, cromatos, molibdatos y wolframatos

Very rich group of wulfenite crystals, prismatic to tabular, intense orange color with color zoning. This specimen comes from the type locality for the species: Bleiberg, and it is accompanied by an old label: A. Bohländer, pharmacist. In the label we can read "gelbblei" or yellow lead, old name for this species. A historical specimen, from the type locality, with good size and quality... There is a very interesting article about this classic mining locality in mindat: "Collecting Minerals at Bad Bleiberg" by Rudolf Hasler.

Size: 8.7 x 5.0 x 4.4 cm.
Main crystal: 9 x 5 mm.
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RM1544   Celestine with calcite
Sr(SO4)
  -  7. Sulfatos, cromatos, molibdatos y wolframatos

Celestine crystals from this locality are very appreciated by the collectors of Spanish minerals for their color, brilliance and definition of faces. This specimen shows several celestine crystals of good size, "prismatic", with well defined rhombohedron faces, translucent and with a visible sky blue color. They are disposed on a matrix with calcite scalenohedral crystals. Nowadays it is not easy to find crystals with this size and quality from this locality.

Size: 8.3 x 7.8 x 3.5 cm.
Main crystal: 33 x 14 mm.
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RM1543   Fluorite and quartz

Group of fluorite crystals, with cubic forms truncated in the edges by the dodecahedron. Brilliant to dull, transparent to translucent, with color zonation between colorless to violet depending on the type of incident light. They are disposed on a matrix with quartz crystals.

Size: 9.7 x 8.5 x 4.0 cm.
Main crystal: 14 x 13 mm.
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RM1541   Meionite, Scapolite group and diopside

Group of scapolite (meionite) crystals, one of them of good size, that show the prism and dipyramidal faces. With pearlescent luster and a very characteristic ivory color for the specimens of this Canadian locality. They are accompanied by inclusions of diopside. The specimen has been analyzed and the results will be sent to the buyer. Slightly fluorescent under shortwave UV light. A classic specimen difficult to see in the market.

Size: 7.0 x 6.1 x 5.3 cm.
Main crystal: 5.7 x 5.0 cm.
Fluorescent under short wave UV
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RM1542   Mimetite, tsumcorite-arsenbrackebuschite

Rich group of very elongated mimetite crystals, some of them doubly terminated, brilliant, translucent and with a soft yellow tone. Mimetite specimens with this shape are unusual in Ojuela mine, usually globular. They are accompanied by aggregates of tiny yellow to orange crystals of tsumcorite-arsenbrackebuschite. They are disposed in a cavity of the goethite matrix. The specimen has been analyzed and the results will be sent to the buyer. It has been published in the mineral magazine "Paragénesis" (1-2017).

Size: 7.0 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm.
Main crystal: 20 x 2 mm.
Analyzed specimen with report
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RM1568   Anatase
TiO2

A very sharp anatase crystal showing the tetragonal dipyramid, truncated by the pinacoidal faces. Brilliant, with almost black color but with bluish reflections, metallic luster. The crystal has a small damage in the back edge, which does not affect aesthetics. With a minor quartz crystals matrix. These crystals appear in the Alpine fissures, most of which are found in the Hardangervidda National Park. A classic European piece from many years ago.

Size: 2.2 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm.
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RM1569   Pyrite and quartz

From a Bulgarian mine rarely represented in collections we offer this interesting specimen of pyrite with very unusual cubic forms. The crystals have a tabular shape with terminal faces of the octahedron. They are very aerially disposed on a matrix with quartz crystals. A crystallographic and locality rarity.

Size: 3.5 x 3.0 x 1.8 cm.
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RM1565   Almandine

A good sized almandine crystal from this not well known Galician locality. Crystals usually appear included in a green schistose matrix. They show defined dodecahedron faces and rounded edges. With a deep red color. From a recent find.

Size: 5.6 x 5.0 x 4.8 cm.
Main crystal: 4.0 x 3.6 cm.
Found in 2017
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RM1581   Pyromorphite

A very rich specimen formed by several aggregates of acicular to prismatic pyromorphite crystals with an intense green color and silky luster. On a rocky matrix. A French classic from old "times".

Size: 5.3 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm.
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RM1564   Pyromorphite

On a matrix of stalactitic goethite, with a deep brown color, numerous prismatic crystals of pyromorphite are disposed, many of them doubly terminated, between translucent to transparent and with a delicate green color. The specimens of this Italian mine are very unusual in the market. Very interesting and aesthetic speciumen.

Size: 5.3 x 5.0 x 4.5 cm.
Main crystal: 5 mm
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RM1566   Baryte
Ba(SO4)

The baryte specimens of this Italian mine, which finished its work in the 80's, are considered among the best European classics for the species. This specimen presents a rich group of tabular crystals, with sharp edges and faces, excellent transparence and a superb toasted honey color. It emphasizes among them a crystal of more than 5 cm. Nowadays it is very difficult to find these samples with this quality. An European classic.

Size: 8.7 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm.
Main crystal: 5.3 x 2.7 cm.
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RM1558   Calcite with quartz
Ca(CO3)
  -  5. Carbonatos y nitratos

Group of calcite crystals disposed isolated on a matrix of brilliant quartz crystals. These calcite crystals show forms of the prism and rhombohedron in the terminal faces, with a slightly darker core related to the scalenohedron. It is an old specimen from a classic locality for Catalan mineralogy.

Size: 8.5 x 7.4 x 3.5 cm.
Main crystal: 16 x 12 mm.
Fluorescent under long wave UV
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RM1557   Fluorite with quartz

Very aesthetic group formed by sharp cubic crystals of fluorite, some of them interpenetrated, very transparent and with an excellent brilliance. They show a very uniform apple green color. They are disposed in an matrix of quartz crystals

Size: 11.7 x 5.8 x 5.8 cm.
Main crystal: 21 x 17 mm.
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RM1552   Baryte
Ba(SO4)

Rich group of lanceolate baryte crystals, with well defined faces and edges, brilliant and transparent. We can see a certain color zoning. The exact location of these specimens is not known since, according to the information available, they appeared in 2007 as coming from Xichang, sure from the mining works in the area. A brilliant and aesthetic specimen.

Size: 9.0 x 6.0 x 5.5 cm.
Main crystal: 15 x 8 mm.
Found in ±2006
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RM1560   Pyrite

Pyrite cluster formed by some interpenetrated crystals, with marked striated cube faces and pyritohedron. Faces and edges have a characteristic curvature. Excellent brilliance. These are specimens with more than two decades from this classic pyrite Spanish mine.

Size: 4.7 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm.
Found in 1990's
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RM1559   Pyrite

This good sized pyrite specimen shows us several interpenetrated crystals, two of them dominant, with marked striated cube faces and pyritohedron. Faces and edges have a characteristic curvature. Excellent brilliance. Only two small corners are dinged. These are specimens with more than two decades from this classic pyrite Spanish mine.

Size: 4.5 x 4.0 x 3.7 cm.
Main crystal: 3.2 x 3.0 cm
Found in 1990's
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RM1561   Pyrite

This good sized pyrite specimen shows us several interpenetrated crystals, one of them dominant, with marked striated cube faces and pyritohedron. Faces and edges have a characteristic curvature. Excellent brilliance. Only one small corner is dinged. These are specimens with more than two decades from this classic pyrite Spanish mine.

Size: 3.8 x 3.4 x 3.2 cm.
Found in 1990's
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RM1562   Pyrite

This pyrite specimen shows us several interpenetrated crystals, one of them dominant, with marked striated cube faces and pyritohedron. Faces and edges have a characteristic curvature. Excellent brilliance. These are specimens with more than two decades from this classic pyrite Spanish mine.

Size: 3.8 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm.
Found in 1990's
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RM1539   Fluorite and dolomite

Rich group of fluorite crystals, cubic, transparent and very brilliant. With a yellow color with greenish tones. They are partially covered by snowy white rhombohedral curved dolomite crystals. From a classic Spanish mine.

Size: 7.0 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm.
RM1551   Quartz var. Chalcedony
SiO₂
  -  4. Óxidos e hidróxidos

A floater nodule with blackish and whitish spheroidal forms with some visible crystalline faces. They're a silicified fossil sponge which have preserved the original morphology of the biological specimens.

Size: 6.2 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm.
Found in 2016
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